Norway has decided to shun the Dalai Lama's visit to the country this week to avoid stirring China's ire and fix its ties with the Asian country.

The Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his non-violent approach in helping Tibet gain more autonomy within China. Beijing, however, sees him as an anti-Chinese separatist, and is not too keen of him being received well by Western leaders, according to Seattle Pi.

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The current Conservative-led government of Norway has included repairing ties with China in its priorities.

The relation between the two countries had gone cold when a political dissident, Liu Xiaobo, became a Nobel Peace Prize awardee in 2010, the report explained.

Although the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by an independent committee assigned by the Norwegian Parliament, China focused its anger at Norway's government in general, the report said.

Liu is currently in prison for writing an appeal for democracy. His 2010 award was received by an empty chair during the ceremony in Oslo, the report detailed.

Beijing has since pulled a plug on free trade deals with Norway, and the Norwegian salmon has also encountered stricter import regulations in China.

In addition, China removed Norway from the list of European nations offered visa-free travel to the Asian country, Seattle Pi stated.

Had Norway set up high-profile appointments with the Dalai Lama, its relations with China would have gone further downhill. However, critics said that Norway is able to stand up to China, the report relayed.

When the Dalai Lama visited Norway in 2000, he met with the king and the country's prime minister.

Five years after that, he met the prime minister and the lawmakers of the country, the report said.

For the most recent visit, the Dalai Lama will be meeting with Buddhist monks, Lutheran and Catholic clerics, Nobel committee members and lawmakers.

Meetings with government officials are currently out of the picture, the report continued.

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing said it is closely monitoring the visit.

China, however, has not disclosed the conditions it wants to be implemented for its Norway relations to be fixed, the report stated.

According to Beijing-based Europe expert Cui Hongjian, scrapping government official meetings with the Dalai Lama will not be enough to repair the broken ties.

He said Norway needs to recognize the sovereignty of China over Tibet and issue a satisfying explanation regarding Liu's peace prize, according to the report.